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International Potato Center (CIP)

Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Access to quality planting materials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of…

Discovering hope: Potato and sweetpotato technology transforming lives in drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

The post Discovering hope: Potato and sweetpotato technology transforming lives in drought and confl…

Veterinary officers from Can Tho, Dong Nai, Hanoi, Hue and Thai Nguyen provinces in Vietnam attend a training course on Salmonella isolation at the Vietnam National Institute of Veterinary Research

Training for veterinary officers in Vietnam strengthens skills to improve food safety research in pork value chains

CGIAR Initiative on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia

Health
Nutrition, health & food security

Twelve veterinary officers from five provinces in Vietnam were trained in Salmonella isolation metho…

TAFSSA: revolutionizing livestock feed storage – training farmers in silage and hay production in Bangladesh

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Food security
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Nutrition
Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

Farmers as part of the TAFSSA training, getting hand-on practice at making quality livestock fodder.…

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CGIAR’s Africa-based leaders meet in Ibadan, Nigeria, to discuss solutions to the region’s food security challenges

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

In a historic first, Dr Simeon Ehui, IITA Director General (DG) and CGIAR Continental Director…

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Nigerian government to support IITA-CGIAR’s agriculture transformation agenda

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Following his assumption of office, IITA Director General and CGIAR Continental Director for Africa,…

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IITA’s new Director General to support NFWP-SU project to improve women’s livelihood

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

As part of the strategies to position women as catalysts in the areas of technology…

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Beekeeping’s economic and conservation benefits showcased at Olokemeji training

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The recent focus on aspartame has created a global controversy around one of the industrial…

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Capacity development in plant virus diagnostics impacting the next generation of scientists

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

As part of efforts to strengthen the capacities of young graduates, IITA–CGIAR Virology and Mole…

Investigating and addressing low agricultural productivity for women

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Despite the growing recognition of the vital contribution of women to agricultural production in low…

Leading the way to import substitution through rice value addition

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)

Nigeria is Africa’s leading rice producer and produces over 46 percent of West Africa’s harvest.…

Enset farming in Ethiopia: explained by indigenous farmers

CGIAR Initiative on Accelerated Breeding

Biodiversity

375 enset-farming households in 20 communities were interviewed to gain insight into multiple aspect…

Fostering Food Security and Climate Resilience Accelerated Breeding Modernization to Create Hi-Impact NARES in Nepal

Fostering food security and climate resilience: accelerated breeding modernization to support hi-impact NARES in Nepal

Climate adaptation & mitigation
Nutrition, health & food security

Accelerating breeding modernization to enhance genetic gains To address hunger, poverty, and climate…

At the recent UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment, ministers agreed on the vital importance of supporting the sustainable development of aquatic food systems. Photo: FAO

UN Stocktaking Moment stresses aquatic food systems for sustainable solutions

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CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa

Nutrition, health & food security
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs

As the climate crisis heats up, land-based food production is coming under increasing scrutiny. Not…

CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Entrepreneur Spotlight: Forest Africa Zambia Ltd: Redefining Fruit Processing for a Greener Future

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Food security
Nutrition

Images: The Forest Africa Zambia team and products. Photo credit: Forest Africa Zambia Ltd. What…

Climate-smart rice production approaches for sustainable agriculture